Mandibular notch
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| Bone: Mandibular notch | |
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| Mandible. Outer surface. Side view. (Mandibular notch visible at upper right.) | |
| Latin | incisura mandibulae |
| Gray's | subject #44 174 |
The upper border of the ramus of mandible is thin, and is surmounted by two processes, the coronoid process anteriorly and the condyloid process posteriorly, separated by a deep concavity, the mandibular notch. It allows the passage of the masseteric nerve (a branch of the mandibular nerve (V3) division of the trigeminal nerve), masseteric artery and masseteric vein.
[edit] External links
- Anatomy at PSU skel/mandible2
- Diagram at unc.edu
- Mandibular+notch at eMedicine Dictionary
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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